Call for Abstracts: One Ocean Science Congress 2025

The call invites researchers to submit an abstract related to one of the Congress's ten different themes, each of which comprising several sub-themes:

• Theme 1: Integrating knowledge systems, with a focus on responsibility and respect for the ocean
• Theme 2: Effectiveness, equitability and safety of ocean-based approaches to reach the mitigation and adaptation goals of the Paris Climate Agreement
• Theme 3: Protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems to ensure sustainable and equitable management
• Theme 4: Knowledge of the deep ocean and ways to enable its sustainable use
• Theme 5: Marine genetic resources: from discovery to equitable access and sharing of associated benefits
• Theme 6: Transparency in the fisheries sector, including illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
• Theme 7: Sustainability, equitability, and safety of ocean-based food systems
• Theme 8: Marine plastic pollution
• Theme 9: Environmental footprint of maritime transport and decarbonization of shipping
• Theme 10: Vibrant science to inform and support ocean action

Abstract Guidelines:

1. The abstract body should be short (100–500 words), clear, concise, and written in English with correct spelling and good sentence structure.
2. Mathematical symbols and equations can be typed in or embedded as images.
3. Abstracts should be carefully compiled and thoroughly checked, in particular with regard to the list of authors, before submission in order to avoid last-minute changes.

An abstract processing fee of €50 gross (VAT included) is also required for each submission.

Please click here for the original abstract call.